Report: 55 percent of 2015 Williams Medical Prep High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

In a year when 100 percent of Williams Medical Prep High School seniors graduated on time, 55 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they weren't prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education for the Class of 2015.

Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 75 percent of Williams Medical Prep students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 70 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate is 79 percent.

Of the 55 percent of Williams Medical Prep graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 18 percent took them in reading, while 55 percent took remedial courses in math and 36 percent took remedial courses in communications.

Statewide, 47 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2015

School District

City

School

Four-year graduation rate

Remediation rate

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Corliss High School

97.3%

92.9%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Chicago Technology Academy High School

96.1%

90.9%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

75.8%

89.5%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Epic Academy High School

92.9%

88.5%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

South Shore International College Preparatory High School

99.2%

88.2%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Raby High School

83.6%

88.2%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Manley Career Academy High School

91.8%

87.5%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

School of Social Justice High School

93.0%

85.2%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Bogan High School

88.9%

85.1%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Orr Academy High School

66.3%

83.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Harlan Community Academy High School

95.7%

83.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Gage Park High School

91.8%

83.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Farragut Career Academy High School

83.5%

82.8%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Hyde Park Academy High School

94.9%

81.6%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Marshall Metropolitan High School

91.6%

81.5%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Alcott Humanities High School

94.9%

81.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Hancock College Preparatory High School

93.7%

81.1%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Julian High School

97.4%

81.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Ogden Int High School

95.0%

81.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Washington G. High School

88.8%

80.2%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

World Language High School

97.3%

80.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Austin College And Career Academy High School

93.1%

80.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Hope College Prep High School

87.5%

78.9%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Bronzeville Scholastic High School

96.4%

78.6%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Uplift Community High School

81.4%

77.8%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Ihsca Charter High School

94.4%

77.8%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Morgan Park High School

85.3%

77.6%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Carver Military Academy High School

99.1%

77.4%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Bowen High School

85.7%

76.9%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Kelly High School

91.9%

76.8%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School

96.1%

76.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School

89.6%

75.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Simeon Career Academy High School

98.3%

74.5%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Schurz High School

91.2%

73.4%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Richards Career Academy High School

95.6%

73.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

North-Grand High School

87.9%

73.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Phillips Academy High School

98.9%

72.7%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Robeson High School

85.0%

72.7%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Chicago Math & Science Elementary Charter

94.4%

72.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Curie Metropolitan High School

85.5%

70.6%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Clemente Community Academy High School

91.3%

69.8%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Phoenix Military Academy High School

99.1%

69.7%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Douglass Academy High School

86.7%

69.2%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Chicago Academy High School

92.8%

69.2%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Steinmetz College Prep High School

91.9%

68.8%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Solorio Academy High School

97.6%

68.1%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Kennedy High School

87.8%

66.9%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Juarez Community Academy High School

90.3%

65.7%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School

91.1%

65.5%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Hubbard High School

97.4%

64.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Mather High School

93.6%

64.1%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Multicultural Academy of Scholarshp High School

85.7%

64.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Wells Community Academy High School

96.4%

62.9%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Foreman High School

88.0%

62.7%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Ace Technical Charter High School

69.3%

61.9%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Lake View High School

92.0%

60.2%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Young Womens Leadership Chartr High School

98.0%

60.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Team Englewood Community Academy High School

76.8%

60.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Sullivan High School

75.0%

60.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

King College Prep High School

97.7%

59.1%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Kelvyn Park High School

73.5%

58.1%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Von Steuben Metro Science High School

97.4%

58.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Amundsen High School

95.7%

56.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Chicago High School For Agricult Sciences

93.8%

55.9%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Infinity Math Science & Tech High School

100.0%

55.6%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Air Force Academy High School

97.7%

55.6%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Harper High School

89.5%

55.2%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Prosser Career Academy High School

96.5%

55.2%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School

97.9%

55.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Senn High School

89.6%

54.5%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Rickover Naval Academy High School

97.1%

54.5%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Williams Medical Prep High School

100.0%

54.5%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Roosevelt High School

80.5%

54.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Kenwood Academy High School

96.2%

54.3%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Westinghouse High School

98.8%

52.8%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Marine Leadership Academy at Ames

97.4%

52.6%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Taft High School

94.4%

45.6%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Spry Community Links High School

72.2%

43.8%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Chicago High School For The Arts

94.6%

40.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Lincoln Park High School

92.8%

36.7%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Brooks College Prep Academy High School

99.0%

27.3%

Wabash CUSD 348

Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel High School

84.5%

18.9%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Young Magnet High School

97.2%

18.8%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

99.5%

16.1%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Lane Technical High School

97.5%

16.0%

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Fenger Academy High School

100.0%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Chicago Excel Academy High School

28.8%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Chicago Virtual Charter School

59.4%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Devry Advantage Academy High School

100.0%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Northside College Preparatory High School

98.0%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Urban Prep Charter Academy Bronzeville High School

86.2%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Jones College Prep High School

94.6%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Collins Academy High School

84.9%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Urban Prep Charter Academy West Campus High School

96.2%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Chicago Military Academy High School

100.0%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Payton College Preparatory High School

99.1%

-

City Of Chicago SD 299

Chicago

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

87.9%

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